Chinese Valentine's Day

This holiday falls annually on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar — today — on which couples celebrate their love. The date is observed in a similar fashion to Valentine's Day (Qi Xi Festival) — it is called China's Valentine's Day, colloquially — but Qixi Festival originated earlier. Traditionally, it is a day when women dress up in Hanfu – traditional Chinese-clothing that has a long flowing robe with loose sleeves and a belt at the waist – and spend the day preparing offerings of tea, wine, flowers, and various fruits to pray to Zhinu for wisdom and to grant their wishes.

Chinese people have adopted the traditions of Westerners on celebrating Valentine's Day, such as exchanging gifts (like flowers, chocolates, ties and watches), making a special date to or have a romantic dinner or watch a movie in the evening, or even to make a marriage registration if Valentine's Day falls on a work.